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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1915
Page
6
Left-hander Allen dominated the Gullmen, allowing no hits to reach third base as the Crackers toppled Mobile 7 to 0. Moran homered and tripled, Bowden collected a triple and two RBIs, while Gudger pitched well for five innings before the Crackers broke through in the sixth.
New Orleans 0 0 0 Birmingham 2 0 0 Beety Higgins Robertson Adele Brock Memphis 6 12 Day Gibson Buckles Marshall Andreen Nashville ST 8 1 Chattanooga 25 0 Berger Smith Melter Ross Kitchens
The clippings list multiple games across leagues with team names such as Boston Philadelphia New York Baltimore Brooklyn and Pittsburgh. It records partial scores and lineups including players Caldwell Nanamaker Pennock Davis Lapp Hearn Dickson Knetzer Easterly and McConnell Fischer Crandall Willett Hartley among others.
Augusta blanked Charleston 6 to 0 while Columbia defeated Savannah 7 to 2. Albany topped Macon 8 to 1 and Columbus beat Jacksonville 5 to 1.
Galveston defeats Beaumont Houston 4 to 3 while San Antonio fails 0 to 3 at home. Dallas Waco game postponed by rain and Fort Worth Shreveport also interrupted by rain in this Texas League update.
Manager Schmidt aims for a two of three win over Atlanta with Calhoun back and Hub Northen in right. Harkins or Covington to pitch, likely Harkins. Gudger struggled Monday as Atlanta hit six hits including triples and a homer. Bill Schwartz’s group keeps winning, seven straight for him. Rumler at bat is a crowd-pleaser with potential triple power for Mobile. Bisland shines at short for Atlanta, and Governor Chestnut umpired well. Mays and Sallee log five-plus innings before injuries and substitutions. Knaupp and Sylvester collide. Birmingham wins two-run game. Chattanooga weak pitching, Nashville dominant. Li Rock tops Briscoe Lord’s. Newark down Baltimore with six triples. Pittsburgh upset pending.
Promoters of the Johnson Willard bout report losses amid conflicting receipts figures. Eyewitness estimates range from 3 000 to 43 000 with Curley claiming 110 000 in receipts, a figure others dispute. Attendees around 10 000 to 12 000 with many complimentary tickets. Havana staging cost near 70 000 plus Juarez expenses.
Tufts College defeated Mt St Josephs College by 7 to 4 in a college game. Indiana University lost 2 to 4 against Purdue. Michigan fell 4 to 3 to Notre Dame. Georgetown beat Holy Cross 5 to 2.
Jimmy Lavender of Chicago National reports a bath tub accident in his home leaving him with two broken ribs and out of action for some time. New York beat Philadelphia 11 to 6 behind strong defense from Hartsell Maisel Boone and Peckinpaugh. Strunk led the hitting with a triple a double and two singles in five trips. Loudermilk allowed one hit in six innings as St. Louis won 7 to 2 with timely hitting and base running.
A compact teaser lists today’s games in three leagues. Southern matchups include Atlanta at Mobile and Little Rock at Memphis with early 3:30 starts and varying cloud cover. National games feature Philadelphia at New York and St. Louis at Cincinnati among others with multiple 3:00 to 3:40 starts and mixed conditions.
Charles Chick Evans led the Ingleside course with 68 on the first 18 holes and 143 for 36 in the Pan Pacific Exposition amateur championship qualifying. H Chandler Egan finished second at 154, with D H Bankard third at 156.
Invigorating to the pale and sickly the Old Standard general strengthening tonic GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the system. A true tonic for adults and children. 50c adv.
Cincinnati manager Charles Herzog announced he purchased pitcher Fred Toney from the Louisville club. Brooklyn Nationals had drafted Toney but later declined him. he was with Nashville, Tennessee, after refusing spring training. Louisville president Watden confirmed the sale ended all ties with Toney.
Alabama beat Millsaps in a tense afternoon matchup highlighted by Cargile and Ladd and aided by Stevenson on the mound. Ladd Quin stood out in the field while Williams led Millsaps with the bat as the visitors posted three runs on eight hits.
A Shreveport reader, E. L. Marshall, declares years of stomach trouble, weak body, and poor appetite were cured after trying Vinci. The ad claims Vinci tones tired nerves of the stomach and restores strength, with Van Antwerp Drug Corp. and leading drug stores selling it.
A narrator recalls a lively afternoon with children and a hostess, contrasting boisterous play with past strict parenting. The piece argues modern parents lean toward equality with children, risking eroding discipline and reverence.
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